Tuning Up Business Communication for Auld Lang Syne

Before you pop the bubbly and start singing Auld Lang Syne – Do you reflect on the closing year? Or are you someone who looks forward to the New Year? Or do you do a bit of both? This is the time businesses – small and large – review and plan. Now is a good [...]

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Are You Putting Your Communication Cart Before the Horse?

To paraphrase Merriam-Webster, communication is an exchange of information. At times; however, businesses put the communication cart before the horse. The Communication Journey The horse leads the cart. Imagine the horse as business communication to customers and the cart contains your product or service. You developed that product or service by finding out what your [...]

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Have We Lost Simple Communication?

Has the most simple form of communication – your voice – been lost? If not for the popularity of videos, we might never know the voices of some people. Momma – Pick Up the Phone I am sure some will dismiss me as just another baby boomer, longing for the “good old days” when we [...]

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From Simple to Pet Peeves

One of the themes of this blog is – Keep it simple. Pardon the pun – it sounds simple, but what is simple to one person may not be to another. Unless you plan to write bills for the U.S. House or Senate, simple communication serves you and your customer best. Here are just a [...]

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Remember the Point of Your Business

It’s Your Customer Depending on who you talk to, social media is the greatest thing since sliced bread (and doesn’t that date me!) or it is a necessary evil. Every day brings some new technology that connects you to customers faster, better and easier. At times, keeping up is simply overwhelming. The theme of this blog [...]

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Believe in Your Business – It Shows

I thought about becoming an independent writer for a long time. The one theme I heard over and over was do something you are passionate about. It sounds simple but it has its risks. Because it’s something you care about, the thought of failure is daunting. Nevertheless, the rewards are so much more satisfying. When you believe in your business, [...]

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